The Washington critic., 1887-03-10
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How To Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars, for 25 cents, good ON amy line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, acro's Rock Creek, cast along
Pennsylyania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills' statue OF Washngton Cor
cornn Gallery, state, warand Navy Depart
ncnts; Presidents House, Lafayette square
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
Ing ut Fiftt cntl street, where transfers are
given To Fourteenth street BrnnclO Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sHnd other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (wherc transfers are given to the
seventh Street Branch. going north toward
Boundary street or south 10 Potomac River,
nast Botanical Gardens To Naval Monument
here transfers are given To branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
Crnding south side uf Capitol iiill, contln-
uing along street south To Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks To Nayy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
FOurtCcnth.strcCt Branch - Starts NJ New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re
turning, same route Transfers given to aud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
Fare, . cents additional.
seventh street Branch Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and postOfllCes, Odd Eel
lows Hall, crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Genre Market and city postoilicc (wherp
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lincl, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Nh
scum. to the wharCcs NJ the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
FRycttc, Second, DumbHrtun and Mont
eulncry streets, passing near Gcorgctuwil
College, Academy OF the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and OAK Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Geek to u street nurtll thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pllIt'
iinl residences uf the West End, Including
that ui the British minister; along ocNen'
tccnth street west to \ street north -Four
tcCnth street to f. passing Wilard's aud the
Ehbltt House, crossing Ninth street twhurc
transfers arc given 10 the Ninth'strcct
Branuh), past the Patent and Post Offices,
10 Fiftl street, tu Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G. street, 10y
tie Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, 10 u street north, TO First street
east, thence along East capitol street to LIN
coin Park licturnlug, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue aud
b street instead of lniiaua avenue,
Cars also leave ilc west front of the state
War rand Navy Departments at convenient
intervals. connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Stnrts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west where II con
meets with Silver Springs Branclu, diyorglne
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and POstoiliccs AT T. street (whgrt
transfers are given tu main line east uI
vest, thence To u street, passing Centre
Market and baltimore and Potomac 1ppDf
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, TO Four
and.alalf street, thence Ia the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Nintlrstrcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Unlver
sty and SCluetEon Park, to entrance u
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue tC
II street north. past the Government Print
ing Office to Boundary and beginning ol
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnnlng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
nnda-hali street. thence east to First west
north to q street, west to Fourth street
north to 7 street, west TO Eleventh street
fblll 10 !. street Uulln NtSL W EbullttuLU
street, south to Ohio avenue, east tt
Twelfth street. south to Virginia uycnu,
and east TO starting point, Returning. safnl
route, except passing east over o instead d
i street
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharycs, Bureau Of Engrayin!
and Printing, Washington Monument ant
Eleventh and boundary.
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot o
Seventh street. along NJ street south
past nayy.yard gate. TO Twelfth street east
and over the AnaCO>tia Bridge 10 Union
town and the Government Hospital for th'
Insane, Returning, same route. Transfer
(. and from Avenue Line or seventh stree
Hranch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, . cents.
Ilcrdic coaches arc running from the Navy
YnId via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents. liOrae.ca
tickets are also received as fare,
| Icrdlc cabs are run TO any part Of the city
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents pe
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour 10
more than one stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Scyont
street northwest.